Week Nine

Classroom Assessment: Minute by Minute, Day by Day
http://goo.gl/lhr1P


This week we had a classroom discussion on the importance of assessment and began to explore some tools that could be used in the classroom environment to assist with gathering data.


Resources:


http://4teachers.org/
Rubistar- online rubric maker, Quistar, PBL Checklist


http://sites.google.com
Electronic Portfolios using Google Sites


http://docs.google.com
Google Docs and Forms created for assessment and data collection/analysis
(don't forget about Flubaroo in the script gallery!)


Mobile Assessment/Learning Tools:


http://www.polleverywhere.com/

http://classparrot.com/

https://studyboost.com/

http://www.mobiode.com/

http://textthemob.com/

http://www.scvngr.com/

Week Eight

Presentation of your Digital Stories...

Week Seven

This week was spend perfecting your digital story.

A few resources that we used this week:

http://zamzar.com/
A great resource for converting files and downloading YouTube videos.

http://saveyoutube.com/
Another method of saving a YouTube video to the desktop of your computer. Type the word "kick" in front of the YouTube URL. This will take you directly to the download options.

http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
Download Jing onto your computer for an easy to use tool that allows you to capture and record directly from your desktop.

Week Six

This week you will be working on your digital stories, submitting your paper story board, and developing your conceptual analysis.


Here are a few resources to help you along your way:
iMovie Tutorials:

Get Started

• iMovie '11: Import video
• iMovie '11: Start a new project
• iMovie '11: Add video to your project
• iMovie '11: Enhance your project
• iMovie '11: Create a trailer
• iMovie '11: Share your movie
• iMovie '11: Organize your video

Other resources that may help you on your way:

http://www.storycenter.org

1. Point of View            

• What is the main point of the story and what is the perspective of the author?

2. A Dramatic Question  

• A key question that keeps the viewer's attention and will be answered by the end of the story.

3. Emotional Content            

• Serious issues that come alive in a personal and powerful way and connects the story to the audience.

4.  Your Voice            

• A way to personalize the story to help the audience understand the context.

5. The Power Music           

• Music or other sounds that support and embellish the storyline.

6. Economy            

• Using just enough content to tell the story without overloading the viewer.

7. Pacing            

• The rhythm of the story and how slowly or quickly it progresses.

Find Media

• Pictures/Images

• Google Image Search
• Picsearch Image Search
• Alta Vista Image Search
• Flikr Creative Commons Photos
• Morgue File Images (not what you think!)
• Wikimedia Commons Images
• Behold
• PicLits
• 4FreePhotos
• Veezzle
• Ookaboo

• Audio

• PodSafeAudio
• FreeMusicArchives
• Sound Bible
• The Free Sound Project
• Royalty Free Music
• Jamendo

Have fun!

Week Five- Introduction to Digital Story Telling

Track One Students be looking for an email in D2L advising you of your placement. Be sure to check this email often...

Track Two Students should be getting started on the research phase of your project/mini teach lessons.

Diigo is a great tool to keep track of online resources. Diigo allows you to take personal notes and highlight text information on web pages just as you would on a piece of paper.  You can then bookmark and save this information for further review, while adding tags to keep everything organized.  In bookmarking this information, you can also choose to share with colleagues and friends to allow them to access the web page, view your notes and highlights, and add their own annotations.  All of this information is also saved online and can be accessed by any computer or browser, including cell phones with browsing capabilities. (http://www.rcgov.org/pdfs/Library/Diigo_Description.pdf)

This week we discussed the form and methodology of creating an engaging digital story. We looked into using such online tools as Voicethread and Glogster as potential tools to create our digital story.

Other Resources:
Searching Google using "Advanced Options"

Creative Commons Image Search

Jamendo is a good resource for audio/music files. All music on Jamendo is free to download and licensed through one of several Creative Commons licenses or the Free Art License, making it legal to copy and share, as well as to modify and make commercial use of for some, depending on the license.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamendo)

Week Two- Setting Up a Blogger Account

If you haven't done so already, you need to make sure you have selected your track for the lab section of this course. Please visit http://goo.gl/x9Rbj and complete the form to reserve your position in the respective track.

If you have signed up for TRACK #1, please complete your background check/fingerprinting as soon as possible.

You will need a Google account for access to many tools in lab. To sign up for an account, please follow the steps below:

A Google Account will give you access to a variety of Google products, including Docs, Calendar, Blogger, YouTube and many more. To create a Google Account, follow these steps:

1. Visit the account creation page.
2. Enter your current email address. (not your MSU account)
3. Choose a password. Read our tips on choosing a smart password
4. Verify your email address by clicking the link in the email sent to your inbox.
   When creating an account, please keep these guidelines in mind:
   
   
   • Don't re-use your password on other sites across the web. Learn more about choosing a smart password.
   • Creating a Google Account doesn't automatically give you Gmail. However, you can sign up for Gmail by visiting the Gmail homepage and clicking the Sign up for Gmail link under the sign-in box. If you're interested in learning more about Gmail, please visit the About Gmail page.

Google Docs:




Blogger: